Comparing public and private provision of healthcare. This project aims to investigate whether birth setting (private or public hospital) matters for maternal/child health and wellbeing outcomes. The

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Comparing public and private provision of healthcare. This project aims to investigate whether birth setting (private or public hospital) matters for maternal/child health and wellbeing outcomes. The project expects to generate new knowledge by using state-of-the-art methods in econometric evaluation, combined with rich administrative data. The expected outcomes include an improved understanding of how our health care system is functioning in relation to births, accounting for systematic differences in people’s choice of birth setting, as well as fostering new interdisciplinary collaborations. This should provide significant benefits including better oversight in hospital care and facilitate more informed choices for women giving birth.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3801 - Applied Economics. Lead: A/Prof Nathan Kettlewell